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--- In [email protected], "Bukan Pedanda" <bukan.pedanda@...> wrote: > > > Buat yang mengikuti kejadian di Libya... > > > Who are Libya's liberals? > By Catherine NORRIS TRENT the 11/07/2012 - 11:50 > > Libya's election commission has been cautiously announcing a trickle of > partial results, but the hoardes of foreign journalists gathered in Tripoli > are on stand-by, itching to draw conclusions and read patterns into > Saturday's historic vote. > So far, headlines conclude that Libyan "liberals" are in poll position. But > is that an accurate reading? > > On the basis of partial vote counts and election monitoring by political > parties, the wind does seem to be blowing in favour of the National Forces > Alliance. Its figurehead is the former NTC Prime minister Mahmoud Jibril, a > prominent defector to anti-Gaddafi ranks who helped running Libya's rebel > government for seven months. An economist, Jibril previously lived in the > United States and speaks impeccable English. This, coupled to the fact that > his alliance was running against overtly Islamist parties, has earned the NFA > a reputation as liberals, even secularists. > > But high-up NFA figures are anxious to dismiss these readings. The day after > the election, Jibril delivered a speech calling for dialogue with all > political parties, including Islamists. His frustration at the media's > shorthand was clear: "Some channels started referring to the National Forces > Alliance as liberals that's not true. It is composed of different political > formations." The NFA is indeed a loose grouping of several dozen small > parties and organisations. Channelling their common beliefs may prove a > challenge in this new and fast-developing political landscape. > > Hamuda Siala, Jibril's spokesman, went even further. "The concepts of > 'liberal' and 'secular' simply don't exist in Libyan society", he told my > France 24 colleagues and me, adding: "We are not liberals, we're moderates". > Siala confirmed to us that Jibril's alliance had been in negotiations with > several other political parties for weeks even before this landmark election, > and hoped to work with them on re-drafting Libya's constitution. > > So how moderate will the new Libya look in a year's time, with its new legal > framework (supposedly) in place? Unlike some Islamist tendancies, the NFA > doesn't believe the country should be run entirely by Sharia law, but does > hold that Sharia should be "the main inspiration for legislation". This may > sound alarming to some Western ears, but it probably wouldn't change much in > terms of day-to-day life in a socially conservative and ovewhelmingly Islamic > Libya. Moreover, it could actually set a limit to the bounds of Islamic law, > preventing it from expanding to all aspects of the life. The NFA have > pledged, if they do get a mandate, to run the country as a "civil democratic" > state, which respects minority groups, non-Muslims and foreigners. > > It's possible of course that the NFA are eager to play down the "liberal" > label in order not to scare-off devout Libyans who fear an erosion of Islamic > morals in the post-revolutionary turmoil. But it's also true that their > platform of moderate, Islam-friendly, unifying politics seems to have struck > a chord with voters. Nearly all those we've spoken to on the streets of > Tripoli in the past week have told us they're simply not interested in seeing > a hardening of social codes. > > Mohammed, a 27-year old shop worker in the neighbourhood of Abu Slim, said he > didn't want politicians or parties to meddle in religious affairs: "We don't > need them to make a new form of Islam for Libya". A devout muslim who's grown > a long beard since last year's revolution (which would have a been a > dangeroulsy subversive act under Gaddafi), Mohammed believes that the way he > practices and applies his faith has nothing to do with the government. This > weariness of overbearing, overreaching leadership, together with hope in > Jibril's capacities, seem to be major factors pushing Libya's moderates > forwards. > > Source URL: http://www.france24.com/en/20120711-who-are-libyas-liberals > ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
